Oviedo Council Approves Plans For Housing Development, Shops

April 23, 1986|By Gary Taylor of The Sentinel Staff

OVIEDO — Preliminary plans for two adjoining Oviedo developments have received council approval.

The preliminary master plan for the proposed Riverwood planned unit development was approved Monday night by council members. They also approved preliminary plans for a major shopping center in the adjoining Alafaya Woods development.

Both PUDs are being developed by the Anden Group of Florida. Alafaya Woods, already under development, is east of State Road 434 and south of Mitchell Hammock Road. Riverwood will be located east of Alafaya Woods.

Although plans still list the new development's name as Riverwood, developers said a name change is anticipated to avoid confusion with Riverwalk, a proposed Wekiva River area development. The new name is expected to be Twin Rivers, a name selected because both the Econlockhatchee and Little Econlockhatchee rivers cross the Oviedo property.

Riverwood is to be a 1,545.7-acre project. The preliminary master plan calls for 3,088 residential units if developed to its maximum density. It designates 344.2 acres of low-density housing, 207.5 acres of medium-density housing and 38 acres of high-density housing.

More than 45 percent of the property -- 698.9 acres -- will be water or open space. Another 183.8 acres are set aside for a golf course and clubhouse. The preliminary plan also designates 22.3 acres of commercial property, 4.5 acres for a church and school, 15 acres for a school and 31.5 acres of parks. Preliminary plans for the Alafaya Woods Shopping Plaza at State Road 434 and Alafaya Woods Boulevard indicate the 26.44-acre shopping center will be anchored by a 57,340-square-foot food store and a 30,000-square-foot department store. There will be nine retail stores, ranging in size from 5,000 square feet to 24,000 square feet. The center will have a 906-space parking lot.

The shopping center is being developed by Alafaya Square Associates, Ltd. of Deerfield Beach.